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noun
Any long-legged aquatic insect of the family Nepidae, commonly in temperate Europe of species Nepa cinerea.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
long-legged aquatic insect having the front legs fitted for seizing and holding prey and the abdomen extended by a long breathing tube
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: water bug
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